The Best Murals in Oklahoma City and Where to Find Them

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It’s no big secret that we’ve been invested in street art for a while now, so much so that it’s bled into SVV’s and my personal life as we launched a mural movement in our own hometown. Murals can help shape the identity of a place, drive tourism, assist in economic development and convince others to invest in their city—and within moments of arriving in a new place, I can immediately distill its vibe based on its walls alone. Lucky for us, when we first arrived in Oklahoma City, it was immediately evident that OKC’s mural scene is absolutely exploding.

In fact, from the moment you get to the baggage claim, this wall at Will Rogers Airport sets the tone for OKC’s artsy vibe and is an indicator that there’s a lot of color in your immediate future.

Like many big cities’ art scene, you really need a car to best explore Oklahoma City’s mural landscape. Many of the best walls are clustered on the outskirts of downtown along Western Avenue, but it’s a long street and it would take you days to try to walk from point to point in your mural-chasing endeavors.

On our first three trips to Oklahoma City, SVV and I have tried our hardest to hunt down all the art we could find, mostly by using the OKC streetcar and the scooters scattered about downtown. This method is definitely doable, but I’d recommend renting a car if you also want to hit up all the murals located north of the Paseo Arts District and along Western Avenue.

The problem we found while looking for murals in Oklahoma City was tracking down the exact address, so we did the hard journalistic work for you and tagged each one to its exact location. We even made a Google Map for you to reference on your next visit to OKC. (You can thank us later.)

Note: This post was last updated in February 2019.

Downtown, Arts District + Film Row

On our second visit to Oklahoma City, we based ourselves out of the 21c Museum Hotel OKC—what better base for exploring art than staying in a museum, right?—and loved that we were walking distance from so many of the art museums and a handful of murals, too.

Steven Adams, artist: Graham Hoete (Mr. G)

701 W. Sheridan Ave. (side of the Paramount Building)

Einstein, artist: Jeks

1015 NW First St. (side of B.C.C. Collective)

Paramount Mural, artist: Graham Hoete (Mr. G)

7 N. Lee (on the side of the Paramount building)

Atlas Shrugged, artist: Chris Presley

W. Sheridan and N. Shartel avenues

Sheridan Walker Parking Garage, artist: Adam “Codak” Smith

501 W. Sheridan Ave.

Kerr Park, artist: The Holey Kids

102 Robert S. Kerr Ave.

Enlightenment, artist: unknown

Robert Kerr and N. Classen

Midtown + Automobile Alley

Midtown encompasses a large area, and several murals and pieces of art exist along the NW 9th and 10th street corridors on the border of Automobile Alley. They’re sandwiched between countless tasty restaurants, so I recommend doing your own walking food-and-art tour, with some stops at neighborhood breweries like Prairie Artisan Ales along the way.

Greetings from OKC, artist: Victor Ving and Lisa Beggs

301 NW 10th St. (across from Bleu Garten)

Buffalo mural, artist: unknown

301 NW 10th St. (on the exterior wall at Bleu Garten)

“All you need is love and waffles,” artist: unknown

1212 N Walker Ave. (side of Waffle Champion)

The Womb, artist: Maya Hayuk

25 NW 9th St.(next to Blue Iguana)

The Braid, artists: Kris Kanaly, Dylan Bradway, Yatika Starr Fields

south side of NE 9th St. (across from Blue Iguana)

Insight Creative Group, artist: unknown

19 NE 9th St.

Vanessa House Beer Company, artist: Jake Beeson

118 NW 8th St.

Plaza District

The Plaza District is, no doubt, the place to go for art in Oklahoma City. Only have one day and want to make the best use of your time? Head straight to the Plaza District. The Plaza Walls are ever-changing—as in, they’re repainted over at least once a year, thus, you’ll likely not see the same pieces of art twice from visit to visit. These are a few we’ve photographed throughout our visits.

Gorō Ramen, artist: Juuri

1634 N Blackwelder Ave. #102 (inside patio)

Plaza Walls, artists: various

along NW 16th Street, N. Indiana Avenue and N. Gatewood Avenue

Maples Barbecue, artist: unknown

1800 NW 16th St.

Paseo + Uptown 23rd District

The Paseo and adjacent Uptown 23rd District is one of my favorite areas, and not just because it boasts local favorites like Tucker’s Onion Burgers and Cheever’s Cafe. I just love the buildings, the patios and the overall vibe of this uptown neighborhood.

Bathroom murals, artist: Denise Duong

3010 Paseo (in the bathroom outside of Holey Rollers)

Roam, artist: Chaney Shores

520 NW 23rd St. (wall of Studio 7 Dance)

Pump Bar Godzilla, artist: unknown

2425 N Walker Ave. (patio at Pump Bar)

Guyutes, artist: unknown

730 NW 23rd St.

Bricktown

While Bricktown is the tourist area of OKC and generally “tourist area” and innovative art do not necessarily jive, the neighborhood has embraced the use of bold, splashy art to give visitors and residents both a reason to come down to the area surrounding its ball park. Judging by this 2007 mural installed along the railroad bridge, it seems that this area has long embraced the arts.

Be sure and take the underpasses beneath the railroad bridge by foot or scooter (there’s a sidewalk) as there’s art everywhere, but it’s mostly hidden. Also keep your eyes peeled for small gnomes hiding surreptitiously at the bottom of telephone poles.

The Chairman, artist: Eric Tippconnic (Comanche Motion)

1 E Sheridan Ave. (side of Exhibit C)

Bricktown Okctopus, artist: Jack Fowler

429 E. California Ave. (behind the Chevy Events Center)

Abstract Passages, artist: Kris Kanaly

N. EK Gaylord Boulevard and Main Street (under the Main Street railroad bridge)

Cultivation, artist: Jason Pawley

Western Avenue

Western Avenue runs vertically all the way through Oklahoma City, and many of the murals we found were up north of the downtown in the 3000 and 4000 blocks near the 38th Street Preservation neighborhood.

Wow, I had NO idea that OKC had so much great art! I’ve only been there once, and it was really only passing through on a road trip 7 years ago. This is definitely inspiring me to go back and explore the city properly!

Come along Amanda! If you want to hear some music while visiting, please check my schedule or give me a shout! If I’m not formally performing somewhere, maybe a cafe serenade would be in order for a visitor to our Fine city!

We have similar travel styles, I think, and you would definitely love it there! Funny enough, my first “visit” was also just passing through exactly seven years ago when we moved from California to Tennessee and stopped over in OKC for the night.

The Native American painting on the side of Exhibit C is on the map I made, but we couldn’t find it when roaming around (had to Google the location after the fact). That bridge was covered in scaffolding when we were visiting last fall and photographed a lot of these.

Such beautiful and colourful murals! Reason enough to visit Oklahoma City for sure! I was sad when I didn’t get around to visit the district in Lima with all its murals. Nothing beats a day of mural spotting when travelling around a city.

A friend came to visit me here in OK from my home state, Washington. While she was here we took a road trip to Nashville. While on this road trip, we discovered mural hunting. Long story short, your post was incredibly helpful to pass some well spent time in OKC before dropping her off at the airport.
Thank you so much for your time and effort put into this.

Also, most of the murals at the Plaza Walls have changed since you were there. If you need photos, I’m happy to share a few that I took.

Pretty sure the anteater mural is my favorite! I love this guide and all of your other mural, city guides. I can’t wait to do one for Des Moines and investigate my own city to find amazing pieces of art.